For those who haven’t already heard via Twitter or other means, there’s a good reason I’ve been so quiet the past few weeks. My first collaborative genetic experiment with my wife – for which I presented some promising preliminary data back in February – finally generated results on August 28th:

Figure 1: Tobias MacArthur

We’re still getting the hang of interpreting the results, but overall the outcome seems overwhelmingly positive. Further replication will be required to confirm our initial findings, of course.

Kevin and Michael – we’re holding off on the genetic testing for a while, but I do have some intriguing phenotypic evidence supporting paternity. Keep an eye out for an upcoming post on this over at Wired.